Combination-tool



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J. DONALDSON.

COMBINATION TOOL. No. 353,023. Patented Nov. 23, 1336.

YWTJQM UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. DONALDSON, OF GORE, OHIO.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,023. dated November23, 1886.

Application filed August 9, 1886.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. DONALDSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gore, in the county of Hocking and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful I'mprovement in Combination-Tools, ofwhich the following is a specification. a

My invention relates to improvements in the combination of a number ofdifferent tools; and the object of my invention is to produce andcombine, in a simple, neat, and compact form, a number of useful tools.This object I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of the device with allthe parts connected, showing the same as'a hatchet. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the hatchet-blade detached. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the device in position for use as a chisel. Fig. 4. is aside view'of the same as a screwdriver. Fig. 5 is a plan View, partly insection, showing the tongue extended to form-a wrench, and Fig. 6 is aplan view of the device with the parts connected to form a hatchet. I

Similar-letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents a hatchet-handle, having its rear portion of the usualshape, and having its forward portion, a, flattened on the top andbottom sides, and made somewhat wider than its rear portion. Thisflattened forward portion, a, is provided with an open slot, b,extending rearwardly from the front end, thus forming on either sidethereof parallel arms I) b. That portion of said portion a slightly inrear of the rear end of said slot b is mortised,to form a verticaloblong transverse hole, 0, therein.

Formed within the handle A, and beginning at the rear end of the slot b:is a central hole,

d, which extends horizontally rearward to a Said lugs extend upwardone-half the height of the portion a, and have their lower sides flushwith the lower side thereof. The rear end of the tongue 6 is continuedin the form the ends of said arms.

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of a screw, 6 which, projecting rearwardly into the hole d, or hollow ofthe handle,t0 about the center of the length of the latter, is continuedto within a short distance of the end of said hole (1 in the form of agimlet, e.

Formed on the outer end of the tongue 6 of the handle,and projectingoutwardly, is a short sharpened blade forming a screwdriver, 6

When the tongue 0 is inserted within the slot 1), its screw 6 is made topass through and engage with the internal screw-thread of a thumb-nut,f,within the hole 0. By turning this thumb-nut f, the periphery of whichprojects slightly without the upper and lower sides of the portion a ofthe handle, it will be seen that the tongue 6 may be gradually forcedoutward, thus forming, when'extended a sufficient distance, as shown inFigs. 5 and 3 of the drawings, a wrench,the jawsof whichtcoii- -sist ofthe lugs e and the outer ends of the arms b6, the latter being cut awaysufficiently to bring their upper surface on a line with the uppersurface of the lugs 6, thus forming shoulders 6 near the front end andon the upper half of arms I) b.

Formed near the rear endof the tongue ei a vertical screw-hole, n.

9 represents the blade of a hatchet, havin its rear upper portion cutaway to form a right angle, g, and having projecting rearwardly from therear side of the hammer portionfatequidistant points from the center ofits width, two short parallel arms, 9.

Made to project longitudinally rearwardly from about the center of therear side of the blade 9, so that its upper surfaceis flush with theupper surface of the base of the angle 9 is a chisel-shaped extension, i

In order to secure the hatchet to the handle in position for use, thetongue 6 is, by means of the thumb-nut f, forced into its seat betweenthe arms b until its lugs e bear against That portion of the tongue 6which projects beyond the shoulders e is then inserted betweentheparallel arms 9 until the projecting screw-driver blade e is inclosedwithin a vertical groove formed inthe rear side of the hammer end of thehatchetblade, said parallel arms 9'" resting on the top side of the lugseand projecting ends of the arms b. The hatchet-blade is held in thisposition by means of a screw, 1', made to pass through the screw-hole ain the tongue, and into a continuation of said screw-hole formed in thechisel 9 In order to use the chisel g, the hatchetblade may be detachedby removing the screw 1', and the blade of the hatchet turned at rightangles with its former position, so that its chisel-shaped projectionpoints downwardly, and securing the arms g between the jaws of thewrench above described, allowing the screw-driver blade to project intoa groove out in the base of the angle 9 as shown in dotted lines inFigs. 1 and 3.

The front side of the hatchetblade, which, when in the last-describedposition, (as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings,) becomes the top sidethereof, is somewhat flattened to admit of pounding thereon maid inforcing the chisel into any substance beneath the same.

Made to project downwardly from the under side of the handle to which itis secured is a metallic guard, which forms a rest for the hand, andprevents the latter from coming in contact with the sharpened end of thechisel.

It will be seen that by turning the thumbnut f until the threads of thescrew are entirely disengaged therefrom the tongue may be withdrawn fromthe handle in order that the gimlet may be used.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire toseeu re by Letters Patent, is-

with'a vertical screw-hole, and having projecting rearwardly a screwadapted topass through and engage with a thumb-nut located in an oblonghole in the handle, and to enter the hollow of the handle, said screwhaving a rearwardly-projecting gimlet on its end, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the hollow tool-handle having its forward portionslotted to receive a tongue, the latter having its front end providedwith a forwardly-projecting screwdriver blade and laterally-p rojectinglugs, having its rear portion provided with a vertical screw-hole, andhaving projecting rearwardl y a screw adapted to pass through and engagewith a thumb-nut located in an oblong hole in the handle, and to enterthe hollow of the handle, said screw having a rearwardly-projectinggimlet on its end, with a hatchet-blade having a chisel formed on itsrear side, detachably secured to the front end of said handle,substantial] y as and for the purpose specified.

JOHN H. DONALDSON. \Vitnesses:

JAS. E. llIOLING, L. BENTON TUSSING.

